Meeting: The New Nobility: The Restoration of Russia's Security State and the Enduring Legacy of the KGB
From: David Hoffman <hoffmand@washpost.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010
Subject: Meeting: The New Nobility: The Restoration of Russia's Security State and the Enduring Legacy of the KGB
The New Nobility: The Restoration of Russia's Security State and the Enduring Legacy of the KGB
Monday, October 11, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
The New America Foundation
1899 L St. NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20036
Click here to RSVP: http://www.newamerica.net/events/2010/the_new_nobility
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the KGB, Russia's notorious intelligence service, was dissolved, but a new security service was created, with powerful backers and ever-increasing authority-the FSB.
In this new book, authors Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, who have covered Russia's security services for more than a decade, penetrate the secret world of the FSB.
They illustrate how, abetted by their most famous alumnus (Vladimir Putin, first as president and later as prime minister), the security services were given unprecedented rein, and emerged a more shadowy and powerful force than the Soviet KGB.
In recent years, the Kremlin has deployed the FSB to intimidate the political opposition, reassert the power of the state, and carry out assassinations overseas.
And unlike its predecessor, Russia's modern security service operates independent of parliamentary oversight, beyond public accountability.
Featured speakers
Andrei Soldatov
Founder and editor, Agentura.ru
Author, The New Nobility
Irina Borogan
Founder and editor, Agentura.ru
Author, The New Nobility
Moderator
David E. Hoffman
Contributing editor, Foreign Policy magazine
For questions, contact Stephanie Gunter at (202) 596-3367 or gunter@newamerica.net.
For media inquries, contact Jaime Leifer, PublicAffairs at (917) 849-6012 or jaime.leifer@publicaffairsbooks.com.
Keyword Tags:
Russia, Events - Russia, Security Services, Intel - Johnson's Russia List - Russia News - Russia
